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Joondalup
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4 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Faculty:
Education and Arts - School:
Education - Code:
Y68 - CRICOS:
074171B - Indicative ATAR (TER):
65
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Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
Major In Social Science Education
Focuses on teaching processes, content and skills that will equip students to teach social science subjects.
Students aiming to fill specialist social sciences teaching roles in senior secondary (years 11 and 12) can elect to specialise in ancient and modern history, politics or economics. Emphasis is given to inquiry-based practical work, demonstrations, independent and co-operative group learning, whole class discussions and use of information communication technology to ensure effective teaching and learning practices in secondary society and environment.
Units in this program address key social science understandings and provide the content knowledge, skills and values needed to address the demands and opportunities of the society and environment learning area in secondary schools.
Related careers
Secondary Social Science Teacher
Major structure
This unitset structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The social science education major focuses on teaching processes, content and skills that will equip students to teach social science subjects. Students aiming to fill specialist social sciences teaching roles in senior secondary (years 11 and 12) can elect to specialise in ancient and modern history, politics or economics. Emphasis is given to inquiry-based practical work, demonstrations, independent and co-operative group learning, whole class discussions and use of information communication technology to ensure effective teaching and learning practices in secondary society and snvironment. Units in this program address key social science understandings and provide the content knowledge, skills and values needed to address the demands and opportunities of the society and environment learning area in secondary schools.
Students must complete 10 Major Content Study units and 2 Curriculum Major units.
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major Content Study Units | |||
| GEO1150 | Geography and Environment: People, Pattern, Process | 15 | |
| ECF1110 | Economics I | 15 | |
| POL1104 | Foundations of Politics and Government | 15 | |
| CUR4210 | Curriculum Enrichment for the Major Secondary Specialisation | 15 | |
| Either | |||
| HIS1105 | World History | 15 | |
| or | |||
| HIS1106 | Themes in Australian History | 15 | |
| Plus, select five units (75 credit points) from the following list: | |||
| ACS2122 | Aboriginal Perspectives on the Environment | 15 | |
| GEO3150 | Geography of Environmental Change: A Planet Transformed | 15 | |
| HIS3101 | Human Rights: Struggles for Global Justice | 15 | |
| HIS3102 | War and Peace in the 20th Century | 15 | |
| HIS3103 | Drugs, Alcohol and Empire | 15 | |
| HIS3104 | Revolutionary Europe 1789-1871 | 15 | |
| HIS3105 | Criminal Underworlds: Crime and Society Since 1800 | 15 | |
| HIS3106 | The World's Most Dangerous Places: Politics and History through Documentary | 15 | |
| HIS3124 | The History and Sociology of Genocide | 15 | |
| HIS3127 | Ancient Greece and Rome | 15 | |
| POL3103 | Terrorism | 15 | |
| POL3106 | Public Policy: Shaping Nations | 15 | |
| POL3109 | China: The Rise of a Global Power | 15 | |
| POL3110 | Global Politics and the Environment | 15 | |
| POL3124 | Hitler and Stalin: Studies in Power, Ideology and Propaganda | 15 | |
| POL3127 | Australian Government | 15 | |
| POL3130 | Themes in Global Politics | 15 | |
| POL3133 | Visionaries, Warmongers and Protesters: American Political History Through Film (1950-1975) | 15 | |
| Curriculum Major Units | |||
| SSE2130 | Teaching and Learning Society & Environment | 15 | |
| SSE2230 | Planning for Senior Secondary Society & Environment | 15 | |
NOTE: Students should strictly adhere to the Course Plan for Social Science Education to ensure that they complete their units in the correct semester of study.
This major can also be studied in the following courses: